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perigee
subject			fact

perigee	has antonym apogee
	has definition The point at which a body in orbit around the Earth most closely approaches the Earth. Perigee is sometimes used with reference to the apparent orbit of the Sun around the Earth.
	is an instance of Earth orbital event
Earth orbital event	has participants satellite, Earth
orbital event	has period 1 orbital period
event	has duration
	has synonym world point
	has time of occurrence